Garment fastener tape



INVENTOR.

L. ROSEMAN GARMENT FASTENER TAPE Filed Nov.

A TTORNEYS.

Dec. 12, 1933.

Patented Dec. 12, 1933 GARMENT FASTENER TAPE Leo Roseman, Newark, N. J.

Application November 14, 1931 Serial No. 575,054

2 Claims.

This invention relates in general to-fastener tape comprising a fabric strip to be attached to one edge of an opening in a garment and having eye fastener elements to cooperate with hookfas- 1' tener elements on a tape to be secured to the other edge of the garment opening. More particularly the invention relates to such fastener tape having pockets to receive the bills of the hook fastener elements to conceal the latter and prevent direct contact thereof with the body of the wearer; and especially the invention is directed toward'improvements in fastener tape of this character including eye fastener elements formed of wire and secured upon the fabric strip II by sewing, riveting, by inserting the fastener elements through perforations in the fabric, or in any other suitable manner. 7

One object of the invention is to provide a garment fastener tape of the general character described in which the eye fastener elements are sewed upon the fabric in a novel and improved manner, whereby the attachment of the fastener elements to .the strip shall be stronger than in known tapes of this character and the strip itself 85 shall have greater strength and durability.

.Another object is to provide in a fastener tape a novel and improved construction of fabric strip and combination therewith of wire eye fastener elements, whereby pockets to receive the bills an of hook fastener elements to cooperate with said eyes shall be located opposite the hook engaging portions of the eyes.,

In known so-calledpocketed fastener tapes for example as shown in my Patents Nos. 1,677,903,

to 1,644,357, 1,671,317 and 1,715,514, and Silberman Patent No. 1,779,193 either there are no metallic fastener elements, or the fastener elements are of special form, or are located in the pockets, or

the tape is perforated. In some of these struc- 40' tures the fabric at the mouths of the pockets assumes all of the wear and strain from the hooks;

in others perforations in the fabric are provided to expose the fastener. elements, with raw and raveled edges, which also causes difllculty in insert- 5 ing the hooks; and with all of these structures it is difficult if not impossible to feel and grasp the fasteners to facilitate'connection thereto of the books. I

My invention contemplates the use of-the usual Iii) wire eyes and the usual attachment thereof tothe fabric with the addition of novel and improved means for securing the eyes to the tape and in a novel combination with pockets for the bills of the books, so that the fastener tape shall be J5 stronger than the old types with wire eyes, the

with the usual machines without any additional danger of breaking needles by contact thereof withthe eyes, and gaping between the eye tape and hook tape may be prevented.

Further objects are to provide such eye fastener tape having the engaging portions of the eyes in addition to the base portionsthereof, sewed to the fabric sothat the attachment is strong and the eyes are immovable on the tape to prevent twisting of the hooks and thereby equalize the tension on the stitches at both sides of the eyes; to'provide such a tape wherein the same stitches'which secure the engaging portions of the eyes on the fabric also form and reenforce the mouths of the pocketsand prevent the corresponding edge of the fabric strip from folding under so asto permit contact of the .eyes with the body and cause bulkiness.

Other objects are to provide pocketed eye fastener tape including strip fabric formed into a plurality of superposed plies with oneedge. of one ply overlying another ply intermediate the width of the latter and stitched thereto at intervals to form openings between the plies, eye fas-. teners secured on the last-mentioned strip each with'its engaging portion substantially parallel and in close proximity to said edge of the firstmentioned ply opposite one of said openings, so that the bill of a hook engaging said eye will pass through said opening and between said plies; to provide such a tape wherein the engaging portions of said eyes are secured to said fabric by stitches that traverse said eyes and said edge of the first-mentioned ply and pass through both of said plies so as to form said openings; to provide a novel and improved wire eye shaped to provide depressed seats or notches for the stitches for securing the eye to the fabric, whereby said stitches shall be protected against frictional contact with the hookfastener tape when the latter is connected to the eye fastener tape, and the eyes shall be prevented from slidingv under the stitches; and to obtain other advantages and results as will be brought out by the following description. 7

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which corresponding and like parts are designated by the same reference characters, 7

Figure Us a top plan view of a garment fastener tape embodying my invention, showing the manner of applying the same to a garment and with portions broken away and folded back to illustrate the details of construction.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a similar view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective 'view of the fabric strip with the eye fastener elements removed.

Figure 5 is a longitudinally vertical sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 2, and V I Figures 6 and 7 are similar views showing modifled forms of the invention.

Specifically describing the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the fastener tape includes a strip of fabric having a main portion 1 and side edge portions 2 and 3 folded inwardly over the main portion. One edge portion 3 is narrower than and overlies the other edge portion 2.

- A plurality of eye fastener elements 4 of known construction are spaced longitudinally of the strip and arranged intermediate the edges. thereof. Each of these fastener elements is shown as consistingof a length of wire bent to form a base portion 5 and a hook engaging portion 6 to which a hook fastener element of a cooperating fastener tape may be connected in known manner. The base portions of the eyes 4 are secured to the fabric strip by av continuous line of stitching which consists of longitudinal stitches 7 running along and through edge portion 2,and main portion l, andtransverse stitches 8 which traverse the base portions 5 of the eyes. This manner of securing the fastener elements on the fabric strip is wellknown;

In accordance with the invention, the eyes 4 are soarranged on the fabric strip that their engaging portions 6 are disposed in approximate contact with, parallel. to and in substantially the same plane with the margin ofthe'narrow edge portion 3, so that the bill of a hook 12 connected to any of the eyes will pass beneath the edge portion 3 so as to be arranged between it and the. other edge'portion 2,-as clearlyshown in Figure 2. Y v I The margin of the edge portion 3 is secured to the edge portion 2 and main portion .1 by a continuousline of stitching which includes longitudinal stitches 9 and transverse stitches 10. Preferably the transverse stitches'traverse the margin of the edge portion 3 and the engaging portions of the eyes so as to positively hold the engaging portions of the eyes. and the margin of the edge portion 3 from pulling away from each other. Also, preferably the transverse stitches 10 for each eye are disposed at opposite ends of the engaging portion 6 of the eye so that the bill 11 of a hook 12 to cooperate with the eye will pass between the transverse stitches '10 and beneath the edge portion 3.

With this construction, it will be observed that the edge portion 3 and the stitches9 and 10 form in cooperation with the main portion 1 and edge portion 2 of the strip, a plurality of pockets for the bills of the hooks 12, whereby the bills will be concealed and prevented from contacting with the body of the wearer when the hooks are connected to the eyes.

To protect the transverse stitches 10 against frictional contact with the hook fastener tape 13, and to prevent the eyes from sliding under the stitches preferably the'engaging portions 6 of the eyes are either notched as at 14in Figure 5 of the drawing, or crimped as at 15 in Figure 6, or offset upwardly from the main plane of the eyes as at 16 in Figure 7.

Preferably a covering and garment attaching flap 17 is arranged over the base portions of the eyes, in the usual manner, and the tape may be applied to the edge of a garment 18 in known manner, for example by slipping the edge of the garment between the cover'fiap 17 and the corresponding edge of the strip as clearly shown at the bottom of Figure l and in Figure 2.

A garment fastener tape constructed in ac- .cordance with the invention has the usual known type of wire eyes secured to the tape that the eyes may be easily felt and held so as to facilitate connection thereof to cooperating hooks, and the eyes are secured to the fabric at both their base portions and engaging portions whereby great strength of attachment is provided. Furthermore, the sewing of the engaging portions of vthefeyes to the strip prevents folding under ofthe edge of the strip in such a way as to ex pose theeyes for contact with the body and provide uncomfortable'bulkiness as is possible with-known wire eye fastener tape. The tape also provides pockets to receive the bills of hook fasteners when the. latter' are connected to the eyes, and due to the particular arrangement of the eyes and pockets, all tensional strains from the hooks are assumed by the eyes, and the pockets are relieved of all tensional strains and wear. The engaging portions of-the eyes in effect form reenforcements or wear-sustaining edges or mouths for the pockets, so that the pockets are called upon only to sheathe the bills of the ,hooks;.and the engaging portions of the eyes being securely stitched to the tape and connected to the outer edges of the pockets by the stitches 10, are held firmly in proper relation to the pockets so that the .bills of the hooks must always slip into the pockets as the hooks are connected to the eyes. "I'he securing of the eyes to the fabric strip at opposite-ends of the engaging portions, prevents twisting or' pulling of the hooks and eyes sidewisein such a way as to cause certain of the stitches to assume the major portion of .the strain as is common in known wire fastener tape. In my new construction, the stitches 7, 8 and 9, 10 equally assume the strains. This also tends to prevent gaping between the hook tape and the eye tape.

It will occur to those skilled in the art that in the making of the tape, the stitches 7 and 8, or other securing means for the base portions, may be omitted, and the line of stitching used for securing the tape to the edge of the garment could be utilized for securing thebase portions of the eyes to the tape. r I

Also, if desired, a strip of suitable material might be secured to the underside'of the main portion 1 to cover especially the transverse stitches 8 and 10 and prevent contact thereof with the body of the wearer.

It will be understood .by those skilled inthe art that whileI have shown the tape as embodied in certain details of construction, the tape may be formed in any suitable manner, either of a single piece of fabric suitably folded, or of a plurality of pieces of fabric sewed together. Also, 5 the shape of the eyes and the arrangement thereof relative to the pockets, may be varied without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention Therefore, I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself exceptas required by the 150 following claims when construed in the light of V the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. Garment fastener tape comprising a body strip of fabric, a plurality of wire eyes spaced longitudinally thereof in a row and secured thereon, each including a base portion and a portion to engage a hook fastener element, a ply of fabric extending longitudinally of said strip in superposed relation thereto at one side of said row of eyes and with one edge in approximate contact and in substantially the same plane with the hook engaging portions of said eyes, and stitches for securing said edge of said ply to said strip at points spaced longitudinally of said hook engaging portion of each eye to form pockets between said strip and said ply to receive the bills of hooks when the latter are connected to said eyes, said stitches traversing said hook engaging portions of the eyes to hold said edge of said ply against pulling away from said engaging portions.

2. Garment fastener tape comprising a strip of fabric having its side edges folded inwardly over the main portion, one edge portion being narrow and partially overlying the other edge portion, a plurality of wire eyes spaced longitudinally of said strip each including a hook engaging portion and a base portion secured on said strip in superposed relation to the wider edge portion beyond the inner margin of said narrow edge portion, said hook engaging portion beng arranged in approximate contact and in substantially the same plane with the inner margin of said narrow edge portion so that the bills of hooks connected to said eyes will enter beneath said narrow edge portion so as to be concealed and prevented from contacting with the body of the wearer, and a continuous line of stitching including stitches running longitudinally of said margin of the narrow edge portion and transverse stitches traversing said margin and the engaging portions of said eyes.

LEO ROSEMAN. 

